ATC Complexity as Workload and Safety Driver
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This paper describes an investigation into ATC complexity as a contributory factor in changes of safety level. ATC complexity, together with equipment interface and procedural demands comprise the task demands on the controller; subsequent controller activities are mediated by performance shaping factors to create workload. In order to establish a link between ATC complexity, a controller’s subjective workload and safety, complexity factors are identified and subsequently related to both workload and safety indicators. The studied data comes from a real-time simulation using controller-pilot data-link communication (CPDLC) technology, recently completed at EUROCONTROL CRDS in Budapest.
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